Gallery

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Creating a Campus

Central Campus Planning Timeline
Plan of Detroit, 1830
Map of the Surveyed Part of the Territory of Michigan
Excerpt from Archaeological Atlas of Michigan
Cropsey painting of University of Michigan Campus, 1855
Ann Arbor Land Company parcels map
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, library-chapel 1838-39
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, campus plan.
Design Adopted by Governor Mason for University of Michigan (elevation and plan)
City of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan
1840 plan from "City of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan'
Excerpt of Map of Washtenaw County
The Detroit Observatory of the University of Michigan
University of Michigan Observatory: original edifice
Professor's House, South University East
Old Medical Building

Growing the Campus: 1850s - 1869

Aspirations for Excellence Alexander Jackson Davis and the First Campus Plan for the University of Michigan, 1838
State Street Side of the Campus 1860s
Excerpt of Plan of the City of Ann Arbor: Washtenaw County, Michigan
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Map of a Railway Survey
The University to 1872
University Hall
University of Michigan
State Street side of UM Central Campus
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Excerpt from Panoramic view of the city of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1890.
Excerpt from Ann Arbor, Michigan
Michigan University Library: Messrs. Van Brunt & Howe Architects
Photo of University of Library
Campus of the University of Michigan At Ann Arbor
University of Michigan At Ann Arbor, Plan of Campus
General building plan for the University of Michigan : the proposed plan for the future development of the campus
General building plan for the University of Michigan : The campus with proposed changes ; The campus of the University of Michigan, 1906
Sketch of Dean Lorch’s proposal for Hill Auditorium
University of Michigan
Smaller of two maps showing proposed "Burton" campus development plan
University of Michigan Campus Plan
At a Glance, the Needs of the University of Michigan: Prepared to Inform the Legislature of 1923.
At One Glance, the University of Michigan and its needs.
Campus study--diagonal plan for Michigan University
Aerial view of campus
Aerial view of central campus, showing Clements Library under construction, 1923-1924
Angell Hall
Proposed Campus Plan for University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Campus Plan for the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan: Campus in 1933
The Campus: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1936
Architectural rendering of the proposed Burton Tower with Music School
Proposed school of Music
Burton Tower
Map of Part of the City of Ann Arbor; Showing Suggested Lines of Development And Proposed Locations of New Buildings of the University of Michigan
Map of Campus Buildings and Surrounding Stores
Aerial view of central campus, 15 May 1937
Campus Views, Aerial
University of Michigan Physical Plant Development, 1840-1940
Proposed Development of the Campus of the University of Michigan
Aerial view from 1942
The Campus of the University of Michigan
General campus views
The University of Michigan Central Campus Plan
North campus plan designed by Eero Saaranin
Welcome to the University of Michigan

Wall Maps

Insurance maps of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
Chronological development of the University of Michigan campus, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Plat of grounds, Botanical Garden Ann Arbor, Mich
The University
Central Campus Core, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan